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U.S.S.G. §2M5.2
Exportation of Arms, Munitions, or Military Equipment or Services Without Required Validated Export License
(a) Base Offense Level:
(1) 26, except as provided in subdivision (2) below;
(2) 14, if the offense involved only (A) non-fully automatic small arms (rifles, handguns, or shotguns), and the number of weapons did not exceed two, (B) ammunition for non-fully automatic small arms, and the
number of rounds did not exceed 500, or (C) both.
Commentary
Statutory Provisions: 18 U.S.C. § 554; 22 U.S.C. §§ 2778, 2780, 8512; 50 U.S.C. § 1705.
Application Note:
1. Under 22 U.S.C. § 2778, the President is authorized, through a licensing system administered
by the Department of State, to control exports of defense articles and defense services that he
deems critical to a security or foreign policy interest of the United States. The items subject to
control constitute the United States Munitions List, which is set out in 22 C.F.R. Part 121.1.
Included in this list are such things as military aircraft, helicopters, artillery, shells, missiles,
rockets, bombs, vessels of war, explosives, military and space electronics, and certain firearms.
History
Effective November 1, 1987. Amended effective November 1, 1990 (amendment 337); November 1, 2001 (amendment 633); November 1, 2007 (amendment 700); November 1, 2011 (amendment 753); November 1, 2025 (amendment 836).
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